Holiday Schedule:There will beno club meetings on the Tuesdays that fall in the week's of Christmas and New Years, which would be Dec. 22 and Dec. 29. So the last club meeting of December will be on the 15th, and then we will not convene again until January 5th.

Meeting of December 1:

Bill Miller (left) receiving a Thank You certificate from President Rick

The speaker at the meeting was Bill Miller of Hohman Plating. The company was started in Springfield 98 years ago, later moving to Dayton on East Third Street, and then to its present location at 814 Hillrose Avenue (at Leo St. and I-75) in 1955. Bill started at the company as a student in 1971 and is now CEO, which in his case stands for both Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Engineering Officer. He showed some examples of parts with various types of plating, and spoke about some of the processes and services that are offered by Hohman. Employing about 140 people, they do all types of plating on metal, specializing in complex parts. Their wide range of markets includes defense, nuclear, commercial and many others, with a majority of their market being aerospace and aviation. It was an interesting presentation on one of Dayton's longtime companies. In the spirit of the season, Bill encouraged those who travel on I-75 in the vicinity of Leo St. to look for the prominent Christmas tree mounted on top of the Hohman Plating building.

Denny Mantel Christmas Sharing Program:

• The 2015 Denny Mantel Christmas Sharing Program is coming up soon on Saturday, December 12. Club members and other volunteers will meet on this day to buy groceries and deliver them to the families for the holidays. See the Christmas Sharing page, under Activities (CLICK HERE) to download a printable event flyer for 2015.

Community Links:

Some links of interest to the Northridge area are posted in the panel at the right (see the red buttons under "Other Northridge Links"). They are for The Northidge Alumni Bear Facts website, the Northridge Schools website, and the Northridge Schools facebook page. One good way to show support of the community is to patronize the alumni businesses that are listed on the alumni website: http://www.northridgealumni.org/id11.html.

Northridge Optimist Club in the News:The October issue of "Dividends", the publication of the Northridge Board of Education, features a story on our 32nd Scholarship Scramble event. "Dividends" is sent to businesses and residents in the Northridge district. Most of page 3 of the publication is devoted to our event. It includes a list of sponsors and donors, so it provides good exposure for our supporters as well as for our club.Click here, or on the red button on the right that reads "Northridge Optimist Club in the News", and then download the Oct. 2015 issue. Previous issues of "Dividends" with stories on our club can also be downloaded from that page. (It is also available on the Northrige Schools website).